Addendum to #683658:

justvanrossum · justvanrossum · commit 5bfba3aeb9f4 · 2003-02-25T20:25:12.000Z
import warnings.py _after_ site.py has run. This ensures that site.py
is again the first .py to be imported, giving it back full control over
sys.path.
diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ Py_Initialize(void)
 
 	_PyImportHooks_Init();
 
-	PyModule_WarningsModule = PyImport_ImportModule("warnings");
-
 	initsigs(); /* Signal handling stuff, including initintr() */
 
 	initmain(); /* Module __main__ */
 	if (!Py_NoSiteFlag)
 		initsite(); /* Module site */
+
+	PyModule_WarningsModule = PyImport_ImportModule("warnings");
 }
 
 #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS
